Jesus Rescues, Protects, and Heals
Me Crafts and Activities for
Sunday School

"Jesus Rescues Me" Fireman-Theme Bible Lesson
for Sunday School

The following Crafts and Activities come from the Bible Lessons Series "Jesus Rescues Me" on The Resource Roomwhere you will find a complete lesson with crafts, activities and printable memory verse cards

"Jesus Rescues Me" Fireman's Hat Bible Craft for Sunday School

Psalm 46:1 - “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Children will love wearing this easy-to-make fireman's hat. Each hat is made from a 9" x 12" piece of craft foam.

Children color the badge and glue it to the front of the hat.

This Craft goes with the Sunday School Lesson " Jesus Rescues Me" and is available on The Resource Room to members.

"Jesus Rescues Me" Textured Cross Craft

Textured surface - You can buy texture plates, or just use old pieces of wood. Sand off any edges that might have splinters. If you don't have any of these, you can make a textured surface with glue. Place the head of the bottle of glue on the paper, squeeze, and move the head up and down on the paper to make lines and a couple of swirles. Let the glue dry and it will look like an old wood surface.

Scissors and glue

How to Make the Textured Crosses:

1. Have your children draw a large cross on a piece of brown paper and place the cross picture on a rough surface as described above. Show them how to rub the side of a crayon over the picture and rough surface to obtain a textured look on their crosses. A Cross Pattern and Bible Verse Pattern are available to members on The Resource Room.

3. When they are happy with the look of their crosses have them cut them out and glue them to the Bible verse page.

1. Print out the Fire Engine Picture. (Pattern available to members on the Resource.)

2. Have your children color all the pictures and then cut out the ladder, hose, and turntable.

3. Fold the two ladder patterns and tape them closed.

4. Punch a hole in the bottom ladder part and turntable where indicated. Attach the ladder to the back of the turntable with the brass fastener. Tape the turntable with the ladder to the fire engine at the bottom of the turntable and the top right-hand side. Make sure the ladder is still free to move.

5. Insert the smaller ladder into the larger, bottom ladder.

6. Cut out the hose pattern following the swirl shape. There are two patterns available, one that is easier to cut for left-handed people and another for right-handed people.

7. Glue the hose onto the fire truck by placing a dot of glue in the center of the hose. Make sure you use only a small dab so that the glue doesn't leak out and glue the rest of the hose down.

Fire Hose Bible Verse Craft

1. Before class print out the fire hose patterns onto card stock (Heavy Paper). If you have older children, you may want to use the blank fire hose pattern and have them write the memory verse on the hoses.

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"Jesus Protects Me" Police-Theme Bible Lesson
for Sunday School

The following Crafts and Activities come from the Bible Lessons Series "Jesus Protects Me" on The Resource Room where you will find a complete lesson with crafts, activities, and printable memory verse cards

"Guard Your Heart" Activity Sheet

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23, NiV, Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23, KJV

In this lesson children learn that Jesus is a lot like a policeman; he protects and watches over us. He protects us from our biggest enemy - Satan. We should also be like the police and guard our hearts. When we break God's laws we can call on Jesus, say we are sorry, and he will forgive us.

In class have your children color the picture and then circle any word that describes something that they should guard against.

When your children are finished, read each word, discuss what it means, and ask your children if they think that it is something they should guard their hearts against.

Guard Your Heart Pocket Craft

What you will need: Card stock, yarn or string, hole punch, and scissors

What to do:

1. Before class print out or draw a heart pattern onto card stock (Heavy Paper). Cut the top off of one heart shape. Place the back and front heart shapes together and punch holes around the edges of the hearts through both heart shapes. (Patterns for this craft are available to members on The Resource Room)

2. Print out the word cards and cut them apart. Some of the words should be things that you should allow in your heart and others should be things that you should guard against.

3. In class have your children lace the cards together using yarn or string. To make it easier to lace wind tape around one end of the string or yarn or dip the ends in hot wax.

4. When your children are done making their hearts have them place the words that describe something we should let in our hearts into the heart pocket and leave the other words out. Check to make sure they have the correct words in the hearts.

"I Will Guard My Heart" Police Hat Craft

What you will need: Card stock or construction paper (Heavy paper)

Scissors

Paper glue (Elmer's Rubber Cement) or Clear Tape

Stapler

What to do:

1. Before class print out the Top ofthe Hat Pattern, Bill Pattern, and the Badge Patterns and cut them out. There are five badge patterns for each hat pattern. (Patterns for this craft are available to members on The Resource Room)

2. In class have your children color the hats and badges and then glue them together.

3. To assemble cut slits along the top of the bill on the dark lines and fold them up. Glue or tape the bill and the top of the hat together at the middle and then glue or tape the rest together working from the middle out. If you are using rubber cement place glue on both sides that will be stuck together, wait a few seconds until they get tacky, and then stick them together bending the top of the hat around to fit the curve of the bill pattern.

4. To finish, staple the band to the back of the hat to fit the children's heads. Put a piece of tape over the bent edges of the staple so that the children's hair doesn't get stuck in the staple.

If you don't have time to make the hats, you can just use the badges. Place double-sided tape or rolled up pieces of tape on the back of the badges and stick them to the children's clothes.

Play "Guard Your Heart" Bean Bag Game

What you will need: Large box, pink card stock or construction paper, rice bags or very soft balls, masking tape, and a swimming pool noodle. (Patterns for the heart are available to members on The Resource Room)

How to Prepare:

1. Before class print out a large heart shape from pink card stock or poster board. Write "Guard Your Heart" and the Bible verse reference on the Heart and tape it to a large box.

2. Make some small rice bags by gluing 3" x 3" pieces of felt together on three sides. Pour two to three tablespoons of rice into the pouches and glue them closed.

4. Cut a pool noodle in half to make a bat. If you don't have a pool noodle, you can use rolled up newspaper. To make a newspaper bat place four or five sheets of newspaper on top of each other and roll from one corner to the opposite corner (not side to side) and tape the bat closed in the center. Then push in the pointed ends of the paper that is at the top and bottom of the bat.

To Play:

1. In class explain to your children that there are different words written on each rice bag, some describe things that you should welcome into your heart, and others you should guard against.

2. Tell your children that you are going to read the words on the rice bags and then throw the rice bags into the box. If the words describe something that belongs in their hearts, they should let the rice bag fall into the box. If the word describes something they should guard against, they should try to bat the rice bag away from the box so it doesn't fall in.

3. Have your children take turns at the bat. They should stand to one side of the box when they are up to bat. Let each child bat, or not bat, at all the rice bags before another child takes a turn. Then count how many rice bags are in the box. If any of the wrong words end up in the box, subtract those from the number of correct bags. The child that has the highest score wins.

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The following Crafts and Activities come from the Bible Lessons Series "Jesus Heals Me" on The Resource Room where you will find a complete lesson with crafts, activities, and printable memory verse cards

Make Nurse's Caps

Teaching Concept: God is the God who heals. He heals not only our physical bodies, but our hearts and minds.

Young children wil love wearing these nurses caps and using their first aid kits. These caps can be made for dolls or stuffed animals or for your children.

God-Aids Band-aids with Bible Verses

1. Before class print out the Box Pattern onto card stock and cut them out. Fold the box and glue it together. (Patterns for this craft are available to members.)

2. Print out the Bandage Patterns. In class have your children cut them apart, fold them in half, and glue the closed so that the bandage pictur3e is on one side and the verse on the other. (Patterns for this craft are available to members.)

. Tell your children that they can give the bandages to people who need them. If there is a sad face on the bandage they can give the bandage to someone who is sad, and the Bible verse on the bandage will help the sad person. There are "God-aids" for people who are sad, scared, worried, sick or hurt, and tired.

"God's Words are First Aid for Our Souls" First Aid Kit Craft

What you will need: Card stock (Heavy Paper), scissor, crayons or colored pencils, and glue.

What to do:

1. Print out the patterns. (Patterns for this craft are available to members.)

2. In class have your children cut out the patterns. If you have younger children, pre-cut all the patterns. Place glue on the sides and bottom of the pockets patterns and glue it to the inside of the first aid kit as shown in the picture. Glue a handle to the top of each side of the first-aid kit.

3. Have your children place the supplies in the correct pocket behind the words describing each items. Talk about how doctor's use each item and their purpose.

4. Have them place the Bible in the appropriate space and talk about how the God's words are can help heal our heart, mind, and body.